*(1961) RCA ''Ku-U-I-Po'' (CO Take 2 LFS, Take 4 FS, Take 5 Complete) Elvis Presley

''Ku-U-I-Po'' (M2PB-2991) (Take 2 LFS, Take 4 FS, Take 5 Complete) (CO 1:00 PM - 11:50 PM) Recorded Tuesday March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders Studio B, Hollywood, California Name (Or. No of Instruments) General Elvis Presley - Vocals Scotty Moore - Guitar Tiny Timbrell - Guitar Bob Moore - Bass D.J. Fontana - Drums Hal Blaine - Drums Bernie Mattinson - Drums Floyd Cramer - Piano Dudley Brooks - Piano & Celeste Boots Randolph - Saxophone Alvino Rey - Steel Guitar Bernie Lewis - Ukulele Fred Tavares - Ukulele George Field - Harmonica The Jordanaires consisting of Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, and Ray Walker - Backup Vocals The Surfers consisting of Pat Sylva, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai, and Al Naluani - Backup Vocals Paramount Producer - Joseph Lilley Recording Engineer - Thorne Nogar A film set in Hawaii naturally also includes music that sounds as if it comes from Hawaii. The film ''Blue Hawaii'' contains a number of examples of music oriented to these tropical islands. Tonight's song, ''Ku-U-I-Po'' is a clear example of this. It took no fewer than 3 people to write this song, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George Weiss. The song was specially written by them for the film ''Blue Hawaii''. Elvis took it to the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood on March 21, 1961. In 1973, Elvis had his famous show that was broadcast via satellite around the world. Shortly after this show, Elvis returned to the stage and sang this song again. The later edited footage of the show includes ''Ku-U-I-Po''. You then see Elvis back on stage, still in the iconic white suit, but without his belt. It's always fun to watch the show again. Source and more information see: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *- Digitally Remastered © - Condor Records - ©